About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Vaseline, Wall’s, and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the desire for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’.

What we offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary of £35,000 and a pension scheme, but we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Diversity at Unilever is about championing inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. To celebrate this, we have internal networks and communities created to raise awareness for a cause, which work to create change within the business. These networks include Proud, Empower, Enable and Unity and our communities include Thriving Parents, Carers and All Inclusion Club.

We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes, and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Do you require any adjustments in the application or assessment process?

If you do need any adjustments, please inform the Talent Acquisition team who will contact you to discuss the accessibility options available. E.g., If required extending time spent in any ‘timebound’ assessments/interviews.

*We also provide accessibility options such as magnifying glass, decrease/increase font size, change font & colour, screen ruler, screen mask for everyone who would require support.

Please contact the Talent Acquisition team at futurecareers.recruitment@unilever.com.

The role: Human Resources (HR)

In HR, our vision is “To care for our people & grow with them”. We aim to unlock Unilever’s potential and drive business growth by building a diverse and inclusive talent powerhouse that delivers consistent, superior performance.

What will I be doing?

As a member of the HR organisation, wherever you are based in the business, you will have the opportunity to gain experience in driving culture change, managing employee relations, developing talented leaders, improving team performance, building skills and capabilities that each business area needs and much more.

All part of shaping the organisation to be future fit and maximise business performance and growth.

What do we look for?

We are looking for future HR leaders who are motivated by a passion for people and are trusted partners to the business to get things done. We need people who can drive performance by using data and insight to inform decision-making and continually think of new ways of doing things, fuelled by their dissatisfaction with the status quo.

Whilst people skills are critical for the Unilever Futures Programme in HR, there are no specific qualifications necessary. We need HR people who are mindful and responsive to contexts, audiences and individuals and are inspired to develop colleagues and the capabilities required for our winning business.

The role of HR in Unilever as a core strategic business area means we look for people with enthusiasm, an interest in how businesses operate and the bravery to offer creative insights and execute change. People who can build relationships, collaborate with others, have a data-driven mindset and possess strong influencing and negotiation abilities.

Business challenges are always changing and evolving so remaining constantly curious and keen to learn, demonstrating agility and able to think differently in different contexts is key.

What will the programme involve?

The three-year, world-class development programme is packed with variety and challenge, with the opportunity of promotion to managerial level after completing the programme. Throughout the programme, you’ll develop your leadership skills by working on live projects that will prepare you for your first management role. The programme includes 4 placements of 9 months each, including time spent in the following areas:

HR Business Partnering working in a local, regional or global role across a business group, business unit and/or global functions team
HR in Factories across various locations in the UK
HR Expertise including Reward, Learning, Talent, Organisation Development & People Analytics
People Experience is the heart of our function delivering the best HR experience for all Unilever employees across the entire employee lifecycle from hiring to retiring.

All rotations present responsibility and accountability from day one – it’s the fastest way to learn and grow. You'll have the opportunity to shape your own career adventure based on your unique strengths, skills, interests and aspirations. We will support and guide you through stretching assignments whilst enabling you to maximise the experiences available for you to achieve your potential.

Location

During the programme, you will be placed in various business units throughout the UK, therefore it is important to remain flexible regarding your location.

Is travel required? 10-25%.

Closing date

We will close for applications as soon as we receive enough applications for the business area. We, therefore, advise you to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you have any questions about your application or if you require special arrangements/reasonable adjustments to be made to complete any part of the application process, please contact the Future Careers Team.

If you would like to discuss any mitigating circumstances before making an application, please also contact the team using the following contact details: Phone: 020 3650 2304 or e-mail: futurecareers.recruitment@unilever.com.

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